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[flyingn]

the 011 GT500 is 550 hp now.. With the bolt on Ford racing power parts(installed by a dealer) 750 hp kit(new blower and fuel pump and tune) its a 680 HP rear wheel car.. Nothing short of amazing. Remember its a 331 cube motor

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: XXXBlackLs6M22</div><div class="ubbcode-body">[quote=flyingn]take it from lifetime GM guy.. Ford IS leading the pack.. Drive em both..

I also was a GM guy my entire life until 2006 when i picked up my 2007 GT 500 Shelby. Don't forget that its been 3 straight years that the GT500 was the king of the Muscle Pony cars from 2007 to 2010. (i will not include a corvette as a muscle car as it is a sports car, Is a GT 40 a muscle car?)
Sure GM may come out with a Z28 with 550 H/P but it may be a little late come 2011 as Ford just keeps raising the bar.
In 2011 the GT 500 will now come with an Aluminum block and bigger super charger with just as much H/P or more.
Let the Muscle car wars begin !!

Hoestly i am glad i bought my FORD 2007 Shelby GT 500 when i did as i have driven the other 2 Pony cars i still to this day would not have bought a new Camaro or Challenger as i still think the GT 500 Shelby is the best Muscle Pony car out there.
Just my 2 cents. </div></div>

[PxTx]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: flyingn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">the 011 GT500 is 550 hp now.. With the bolt on Ford racing power parts(installed by a dealer) 750 hp kit(new blower and fuel pump and tune) its a 680 HP rear wheel car.. Nothing short of amazing. Remember its a 331 cube motor</div></div>

I would love to own one of these cars. Horsepower today is much more controlable. Anything with FI (I still think this means fuel injections but it seems to be universally accepted as Forced Induction) and a cool engine managment can make at least 175 hp per liter and be a tame, daily driver.

So Yeah, the Ford makes 140 hp per liter. Not bad I guess, but are we talking at the wheel? I think amazing might be a bit much. When compared to Muscle Car era horspower, it's kind of amazing. Compared to today, it's nothing much. I am into old Audi quattro cars . We make 400 hp at all four wheels on stock 2.2 liter long blocks. Pushing 180 hp per liter, and if you factor in 20% drivetrain loss and want to do the equation based on crank hp we're talking 220 hp per liter. So yeah, 140 hp per liter is kinda ho-hum compared what is possible with today's technology.

Sounds kinda snotty to turn your nose up at 750 hp, but the relity is that there is a lot more HP available to be made. I think manufacturer's are just afraid of the liability of offering 1000+ hp cars. That is why I will continue to bang the drum for a COPO consisting of a stout base engine to allow the aftermarket to acheive these numbers with simple bolt-ons rather than engine tear downs.